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9 June 2017. A new video, based on measurements by ESA's Gaia and
Hipparcos satellites, shows how our view of the Orion constellation will evolve
over the next 450 000 years. Stars are not motionless in the sky: their positions
change continuously as they move through our Galaxy, the Milky Way. These
motions, too ...

The goal of EM-1 is more technical, testing the capabilities of the Orion spacecraft
with NASA's Space Launch Systems (SLS) rocket as well as manoeuvres and
trajectories for flights beyond the Moon. Building on this, EM-2 will continue to
test the functionality during a crewed mission. As such, Orion will be equipped
with ...

26 August 2013. This new view of the Orion A star-formation cloud from ESA's
Herschel space observatory shows the turbulent region of space that hugs the
famous Orion Nebula. The nebula lies about 1500 light years from Earth within
the 'sword of Orion' – below the three main stars that form the belt of the Orion ...

Dec 1, 2015 ... The European Service Module is ESA's contribution to NASA's Orion spacecraft
that will send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. It provides electricity, water,
oxygen and nitrogen as well as keeping the spacecraft at the right temperature
and on course. Orion European Service Module test article.

9 November 2017. NASA's Orion spacecraft aims to send humans further into
space than ever before, and ESA's European Service Module will provide the
essentials for keeping the astronauts alive and on course. A review of the
programme by NASA to assess progress is now showing a launch date from
December 2019 ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft will carry astronauts further into space than ever before
using a module based on Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV). ATV's
distinctive four-wing solar array is recognisable in this concept. The ATV-derived
service module, sitting directly below Orion's crew capsule, will provide
propulsion, ...

An X-Ray Santa Claus in Orion. 30 November 2007. Right in time for the festive
season, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has discovered a huge cloud of
high-temperature gas resting in a spectacular nearby star-forming region, shaped
somewhat like the silhouette of Santa Claus. An early present for astronomers,
the ...

29 February 2012. Astronomers using ESA's Herschel and NASA's Spitzer space
telescopes have detected surprisingly rapid changes in the brightness of
embryonic stars within the well-known Orion Nebula. Images from Herschel's far-
infrared instrument and two of Spitzer's instruments working at shorter
wavelengths give ...

Dec 7, 2016 ... ESA and NASA are extending their collaboration in human space exploration
following confirmation that Europe will supply a second Service Module to
support the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft. Orion with European
Service Module. The Service Module provides propulsion, electrical power, ...